Dredge gets the ball rolling
On site and Dredge is there bouncy as usual and it is not long before he is off on his Mini wing to play on the dunes whilst we rig the Hangies. Jenny S is keen yo get her first flight in on her own wing, Wills Wing Sport 2 135, and whilst she rigs I check out conditions on my T2 C. It's breezy but fun and with the forecast to drop it is looking good.
Guess it's January then, Peachy dressed for the occasion
45 minutes later I pop back in on top, test Jenny's glider and things are fine. Jenny does a super launch and is soon settling into her wing on only her third soaring flight. a few beats and she is well up there and soon joined by "Little' al on the Calypso making a come back and taking it easy to start with. They both have super flights in classic Hangy conditions whilst the mini wings play below.
Jenny and Al share the air
Jenny and Glen play
It is all going on
Next challenge is to get Jenny in, a bit of practice flying on the uprights first then in she comes, a super landing on her second attempt gets a round of applause from the watching danglers. Nice one, covert into her own harness next and she is away, watch out for her on the hill.
Looking good on approach
Looking happy after a great flight
Little Al makes it all look easy as he comes in to land and hopefully we shall see much more of him this year. A bit more playtime on my glider whilst Frank H and Alistair S finish off their theory exams under Kaz's watchful eye then with things easing little it's back in to see if we can get them up there.
Little by little it eases and Frank is off and away to join the increasing numbers. A couple of good flights and two more top landings and he completes his hill conversion, well done Frank a fun journey and plenty more fun to look forward to.
Frank gets set to go as the sun and the wind begin to drop
Alistair having waited patiently gets in the air and has a good flight despite the lift dropping a bit and things getting busy, Smooth flying see's him staying up nicely and he too slips in for a fine top landing, a couple of more flights and he will be sorted.
The look of joy, well Mike actually
Great to see everybody out having fun and making the most of it Phil L played with every toy he had before letting me borrow his Delta for a play at the end of the day. Peachy Zeroed in and had a ball before flicking to his normal wing s did several others so giving them plenty of airtime which otherwise they would have been stood on the hill.
Lets hope this is the start of a good year for all.
Quote of the day "everybody duck" and it was nothing to do with poultry .....
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